MTL Sir Balce Flashcards
- Medical Technology Laws, Related Laws and implementing rules, and the Code of Ethics were ADDED to the original scope of examination by virtue of:
A. RA 6138
B. PD 498
C. PD 1534
D. RA 5527
B. PD 498
added in 1974
- Which of the following contains the New Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines?
A. AO 2007-0027
B. AO 2008-0008
C. AO 2015-0045
D. AO 2021-0037
D. AO 2021-0037
On July 11, 2021
- RA 5527 or the Philippine Medical Technology Act was approved on:
A. June 28, 1969
B. August 31, 1969
C. June 11, 1969
D. June 21, 1969
D. June 21, 1969
- What is the total number of personnel required for a secondary clinical laboratory offering MINIMUM service capabilities?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 12
D. 13
C. 12
- Which of the following refers to an EXTENSION of the main clinical laboratory located within the facility’s compound or premises and has the SAME service capability as the main laboratory?
A. Mobile clinical laboratory
B. Physician’s office laboratory
C. Satellite clinical laboratory
D. Reference laboratory
C. Satellite clinical laboratory
- Section 8 of RA 5527 contains provisions for the:
A. qualification of the Board members
B. functions of the Board
C. composition of the Board
D. removal of Board members
A. qualification of the Board members
B. is Section 11
C. is Section 7
D. is Section 12
- The Medical Technologist Code of Ethics is based on:
A. principles of professional conduct
B. rules and statutes
C. Hippocratic Oath
D. professional regulatory laws
A. principles of professional conduct
- The Professional Regulation Commission is currently attached to the:
A. Office of the President
B. Department of Labor and Employment
C. Civil Service Commission
D. Department of Interior and Local Government
B. Department of Labor and Employment
- According to RA 10912, which of the following sits as chairperson of the CPD Council for Medical Technology?
A. PAMET President
B. PASMETH President
C. PRBMT Member
D. PRC Commissioner
C. PRBMT Member
- The certificate of registration of a professional is approved by the:
A. Professional Regulatory Board Secretary
B. Professional Regulatory Board Chairman
C. Civil Service Commissioner
D. PRC Chairperson
D. PRC Chairperson
- Which section of RA 5527 requires a duly registered medical technologist to display his certificate of registration in the place where he works?
A. 16
B. 20
C. 21
D. 24
C. 21
- An UNANIMOUS vote of all members of the Board is required to impose the penalty of:
A. reprimand
B. suspension of COR
C. revocation of COR
D. perpetual disqualification from the practice of medical technology
C. revocation of COR
- Which administrative order TRANSFERRED the responsibility of handling the accreditation of clinical laboratories for the training of medical technology interns from DOH to CHED?
A. AO 11 s. 2007
B. AO 27 s. 2007
C. AO 118-B s. 1992
D. CMO No. 06 s. 2008
A. AO 11 s. 2007
B. AO 27 s. 2007 - PREVIOUS IRR
C. AO 118-B s. 1992 - training labs
- According to AO 2008-0008, the following are service capabilities of a blood collection unit EXCEPT:
A. Recruitment, retention, and care of blood donors
B. Screening and selection of voluntary blood donors
C. Collection of blood from qualified blood donors
D. Storage and issuance of whole blood and blood components
D. Storage and issuance of whole blood and blood components
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement for the renewal of:
A. Professional Identification Card
B. Oath of Professional
C. Certificate of Registration
D. License to Operate
A. Professional Identification Card
- expires every 3 years it requires compliance of CPD requirements
- COR do not EXPIRE
- Which entity is responsible for facilitating NEQAS to ensure compliance to quality standards for regulation and licensing of all laboratories in the Philippines?
A. CHD
B. HFSRB
C. NRL
D. BRL
C. NRL
- NEQAS is conjunction with NRL which facilitate NEQAS
B. issues license to operate
- Which law repealed the Blood Bank Act of 1956?
A. RA 4688
B. RA 5527
C. RA 7719
D. RA 7722
C. RA 7719
- Which of the following licensure examination subjects has a weight of 10%?
A. Clinical Chemistry
B. Hematology
C. Clinical Microscopy
D. Blood Banking and Serology
C. Clinical Microscopy
- MTL and Histopath have 10%
The others have 20% weight
- What is the general average of an examinee who gets the following ratings in the licensure
examination?
Clin. Chemistry = 83%
Blood Bank-Sero = 79%
Mico-Para = 85%
Clin. Microscopy = 79%
Hematology = 70%
Histopath-MTL = 79%
A. 75.3%
B. 74.5%
C. 72.9%
D.79.2%
D. 79.2%
Solution:
multiplying all 20% weighted subjects by .20 then 10% weighted subjects by .10 then adding all
CC = 16.6
Micro-Para = 17
Hema = 14
BB/Sero = 15.8
CM = 7.9
Histo/ MTL = 7.9
GWA = 79.2
- In order to pass the examination, a candidate must obtain a general average of at least ___, with no rating below ___ in any of the major subjects and has not failed in at least ___ of the subjects
computed according to their relative weights.
A. 75%; 60%; 50%
B. 70%; 50%; 60%
C. 70%; 60%; 50%
D. 75%; 50%; 60%
D. 75%; 50%; 60%
- The following are requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration (COR) EXCEPT:
A. passed the required examination
B. proof of CPD compliance
C. payment of applicable fees
D. at least 21 years of age
B. proof of CPD compliance
It is only for renewal of PIC every 3 years
- The Organ Donation Act of 1991 is otherwise known as:
A. RA 1517
B. RA 7170
C. RA 7719
D. RA 8504
B. RA 7170
- The Philippine HIV/AIDS Policy Act was signed into law on :
A. February 13, 1998
B. December 20, 2018
C. July 21, 2016
D. February 20, 2019
B. December 20, 2018
A. Approval of the Old HIV Law RA. 8504
- According to RA 11166, any young person aged below 15 who is pregnant or engaged in high-risk behaviour shall be eligible for HIV testing and counselling without the need for consent from a parent or guardian. This is in keeping with the:
A. principle of evolving capacities of a child
B. mandate of confidentiality
C. mature minor doctrine
D. principle of informed consent
C. mature minor doctrine
Actually has 2 principles which is C and the other one is A
- According to RA 5527, the penalty of suspension of COR shall run from the date of surrender and shall not exceed:
A. 6 months
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 years
B. 2 years
maximum
- Inexcusable failure to surrender a suspended or revoked certificate of registration within the required period shall be punishable with:
A. a fine of P5, 000.00
B. imprisonment for 6 months to 2 years
C. both fine and imprisonment
D. perpetual disqualification from the practice of medical technology
D. perpetual disqualification from the practice of medical technology
suspended or revoked COR must be surrendered within “30 DAYS”
- Compulsory HIV testing shall be allowed in the following instances EXCEPT:
A. testing a person who is charged with rape and simple seduction
B. resolving relevant issues under the Family Code of the Philippines
C. as a prerequisite in the donation of blood
D. testing a pregnant woman as part of pre-natal medical care
D. testing a pregnant woman as part of pre-natal medical care
HIv testing - must be done voluntarily or w/ written consent
- The following are exceptions to the mandate of confidentiality relative to the release of HIV/AIDS information EXCEPT:
A. When complying with reportorial requirements of DOH
B. When informing other health workers directly involved in the treatment or care of a PLHIV
C. When producing a film for HIV/AIDS education or information dissemination
D. When responding to a subpoena issued by a court
C. When producing a film for HIV/AIDS education or information dissemination
- RESULTS should be given to the person who undergone the test
or the parent or guardian when applicable
- What is the minimum required floor area for a screening drug testing laboratory?
A. 10 m2
B. 20 m2
C. 30 m2
D. 60 m2
B. 20 m2
total floor area
A. for work area of SCREENING
C. for the work area of CONFIRMATORY drug testing
D. for the min. required floor are for CONFIRMATORY drug testing
- Which sections of the Philippine Medical Technology Act were amended by RA 6138?
A. 3, 8, 13
B. 16, 21, 22
C. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11
D. 13, 16, 17, 21, 29
B. 16, 21, 22
On August 31, 1932
C and D is for PD 498
A is for PD 1534
- Whether a clinical laboratory is primary, secondary, or tertiary is a classification by:
A. function
B. ownership
C. service capability
D. institutional character
C. service capability
- Any person who shall assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a Medical Technologist without holding a valid certificate of registration is violating which section of RA 5527?
A. 20
B. 23
C. 24
D. 29
D. 29
- Penal Code
A. is for Oath taking
B. is for Refusal to issue COR
C. is for Admisnistrative Investigation
- Which is the national reference laboratory for sexually transmitted infections?
A. East Avenue Medical Center
B. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
C. Lung Center of the Philippines
D. San Lazaro Hospital - SACCL
D. San Lazaro Hospital - SACCL
- According to PD 498, the Board may change, add to or remove from the list of board examination subjects or weights as progress in the science of Medical Technology may require, subject to the prior approval of the:
A. Professional Regulation Commission
B. Commission on Higher Education
C. President of the Philippines
D. CPD Council for Medical Technology
A. Professional Regulation Commission
Any change in the scope of examination must be approved by the PRC and must be published 3 months before the schedule of licensure exam
- SWOT analysis is part of which managerial function?
A. planning
B. leading
C. organizing
D. controlling
A. planning
Long-term plan
- The following are functions of the national reference laboratories EXCEPT:
A. Provide laboratory referral services.
B. Conduct training to improve the skills of laboratory personnel.
C. Issue license to operate a clinical laboratory.
D. Evaluate in vitro diagnostic kits and reagents.
C. Issue license to operate a clinical laboratory
since this is the responsibility of HFRSB
- The PRC Modernization Act of 2000 is otherwise known as:
A. RA 7722
B. RA 9165
C. RA 8981
D. RA 9288
C. RA 8981
B. Dangerous Drug Act. 2022
D. Newborn Screening Act. 2004
A. is CHED Law
B. Dangerous Drug Act of 2022
D. Newborn Screening Act of
- The basic newborn screening panel includes tests for the following disorders EXCEPT:
A. Congenital Hypothyroidism and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
B. Glycogen Storage Disease and Cystic Fibrosis
C. Phenylketonuria and Maple Syrup Urine Disease
D. Galactosemia and G6PD Deficiency
B. Glycogen Storage Disease and Cystic Fibrosis
The 6 disorders of the basic panel are A, C, and D
- Which disorder became part of the basic newborn screening panel by virtue of AO 2012-0154?
A. G6PD deficiency
B. Galactosemia
C. MSUD
D. Phenylketonuria
C. MSUD
It used to be 5 basic panel but in 2012 this was added
- In the last few lines of the “Panunumpa ng Propesyonal”, the newly licensed professional states his:
A. profession
B. school
C. name and address
D. citizenship
A. profession